Kerri Lowrey
Kerri McGowan Lowrey, JD, MPH, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Hybrid JD and Online Degree Programs at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. Professor Lowrey has more than 20 years of experience as a public health lawyer and legal epidemiologist. Her areas of focus have included injury prevention law, especially adolescent and child injury prevention and laws governing return-to-play and return-to-school after concussion; school health data privacy and sharing; law as a social driver of health; and public health law ethics. She was Principal Investigator on a cooperative agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to create a comprehensive database of novice driver licensing laws and identify opportunities for enhancing state policy uniformity and innovation. During the pandemic, Professor Lowrey spearheaded an interprofessional eviction prevention program to provide legal triage and access to community support services for families facing housing instability in Maryland. Since 2019, she has served as co-chair of the Children’s Safety Now Alliance Steering Committee, an alliance of more than 35 organizations seeking to elevate child safety as a national priority and address the related needs of state and local health departments, and has been a member since 2015. She has also served on the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Vehicle User Learning and Competency since 2025. Prior to joining UNH Law, Professor Lowrey served as Deputy Director of the Network for Public Health Law’s Eastern Region Office, Director for Grants & Research of the Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law.
Research Interests
- Public Health Law
- Epidemiology
Selected Publications
The Impact of State Parental Rights Legislation on Delivery of School Health Services (2026).
Ehsani, J. P., Duren, M., McGowan Lowrey, K., & Cooke, D. (2026). Reforming the Driving Examination Process Evidence Gaps and Data Needs. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 54(S1), 15-19. doi:10.1017/jme.2026.10229
Konduru, D., Lowrey, K. M., & Hager, E. R. (2025). Leveling the Playing Field: Opportunities for School Recess to Promote Wellness and Reduce Disparities in Elementary School Children. American Journal of Health Promotion, 39(6), 857-859. doi:10.1177/08901171251319847
McCabe, E. M., Bennett, S., Lowrey, K. M., & Squires, A. (2025). Language Barriers in School Health: Addressing Health Equity in the U.S. Educational System. The Journal of School Nursing, 41(3), 398-403. doi:10.1177/10598405241263953
Baker, C., Galemore, C. A., & Lowrey, K. M. (2020). Information Sharing in the School Setting During a Public Health Emergency. NASN School Nurse, 35(4), 198-202. doi:10.1177/1942602x20925031
Lowrey, K., Morain, S., & Baugh, C. (2016). DO ETHICS DEMAND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS? SHIFTING SCIENTIFIC SANDS AND THE CASE OF YOUTH SPORTS-RELATED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY LAWS. Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, 19(1), 99-117.
Harvey, H. H., Koller, D. L., & Lowrey, K. M. (2015). The Four Stages of Youth Sports TBI Policymaking: Engagement, Enactment, Research, and Reform. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 43(S1), 87-90. doi:10.1111/jlme.12225
Hodge, J. G., Weidenaar, K., Baker-White, A., Barraza, L., Bauerly, B. C., Corbett, A., . . . Tilburg, W. (2015). Legal Innovations to Advance a Culture of Health. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 43(4), 904-912. doi:10.1111/jlme.12328
Lowrey, K. M., & Morain, S. R. (2014). State Experiences Implementing Youth Sports Concussion Laws: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons for Evaluating Impact. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 42(3), 290-296. doi:10.1111/jlme.12146
Hodge, J. G., Barraza, L., Bernstein, J., Chu, C., Collmer, V., Davis, C., . . . Orenstein, D. G. (2013). Major Trends in Public Health Law and Practice: A Network National Report. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 41(3), 737-745. doi:10.1111/jlme.12084
